Configuration errors don’t announce themselves until you’re standing at a remote site, with the project deadline approaching fast. You’ve specified the right hardware. The equipment arrives, and you hit the field. But three hours later, your 4G modem...
A project manager specifies a $1,500 consumer-grade PC instead of a $3,000 industrial PC for a remote sugar mill installation. The spreadsheet looks good. The budget is in the black. But then it fails. It’s a scenario the ESIS team sees play out all the time in...
The EKI-2718E-2CI industrial Ethernet switch from Advantech is designed to deliver reliable, high-performance networking in demanding industrial settings. Featuring 16 ports and 2 GE Combo Fast Ethernet ports, the EKI-2718E-2CI provides versatile connectivity to...
At ESIS, we are offering our Ready2Run Configure & Test Service free this month with every purchase of an industrial PC, panel PC, serial modem or CYCON SMS controller.* The lead-up to Christmas is always a race to get projects finished, commissioned and signed...
When panel PCs fail on site, the cost is far greater than a replacement unit. Delays, repeat site visits, overtime labour, integration rework and stakeholder frustration all add up quickly. In sectors such as water and wastewater, utilities, transport, mining and...
The ARK-1125 series is a new line of palm-size fanless box PCs powered by Intel’s latest N200 and X7211E processors. The ultra-compact, ruggedised units from Advantech are designed to operate in a wide temperature range (-30 ~ 60°C) and despite their small size (133...
